Rhode Island Food Policy Council

Analysis

Rhode Island Food Policy Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Rhode Island Food Policy Council reported income of $1.0m and spending of $742k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $729k to $1.0m (+39%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rhode Island Food Policy Council sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pybus Market Charitable Foundation ($1.0m), Los Angeles Community Garden Council ($1.0m) and Labors Community Service Agency ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,000 (0.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $364k. At year end it held assets of $563k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $536k. It reported 10 employees.